I'm weeks late, but it's better late than never. I've upgraded my OS to Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex. So far, so good. Ubuntu has exceeded my expectations.
The new features include:
- 3G Support
- Writing and Installing Ubuntu using a USB stick (instead of the more laborious CD method)
- Guest Sessions (this one's for added security. If a friend wants to borrow my computer, I can just click on "Guest," and I'm automatically protected from anything he might do to my system.)
- And many more.
I've read wonderful reviews about the new Ubuntu release. Here's one from Lifehacker who writes:
Ubuntu 8.10 leaves all previous releases standing in the dirt.
Most applications that come with the package have also been updated. A notable improvement is on GIMP, now upgraded to the 2.6 release, which uses a single taskbar for all its windows:
It features a dedicated document window (the layer, brushes etc. windows are now referred to as docks). To be blunt, I never thought I'd see the day when this happened. I thought pigs would have to fly, or that something crazy would have to happen—like the Dow dropping below 10,000 in a single day.
Finally, IT Cast Channel enumerates some reasons for giving Ubuntu a try:
- It boots in less than 30 seconds.
- It shuts down in less than 10 seconds.
- In four months, it has never crashed.
- Everything, and I mean everything is faster.
- Canonical releases major updates every 6 months, not every 6 years.
- It’s free.
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